Chemical aspects of human and environmental overload with fluorine

J Han, L Kiss, H Mei, AM Remete… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Over the last 100–120 years, due to the ever-increasing importance of fluorine-containing
compounds in modern technology and daily life, the explosive development of the …

A review of micronutrients and the immune system–working in harmony to reduce the risk of infection

AF Gombart, A Pierre, S Maggini - Nutrients, 2020 - mdpi.com
Immune support by micronutrients is historically based on vitamin C deficiency and
supplementation in scurvy in early times. It has since been established that the complex …

Current vitamin D status in European and Middle East countries and strategies to prevent vitamin D deficiency: a position statement of the European Calcified Tissue …

P Lips, KD Cashman, C Lamberg-Allardt… - European journal of …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Vitamin D deficiency (serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25 (OH) D)< 50 nmol/L or 20 ng/mL) is
common in Europe and the Middle East. It occurs in< 20% of the population in Northern …

Nutrition and metabolic adaptations in physiological and complicated pregnancy: focus on obesity and gestational diabetes

S Parrettini, A Caroli, E Torlone - Frontiers in endocrinology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Pregnancy offers a window of opportunity to program the future health of both mothers and
offspring. During gestation, women experience a series of physical and metabolic …

Selenium-dependent antioxidant enzymes: Actions and properties of selenoproteins

E Zoidis, I Seremelis, N Kontopoulos, GP Danezis - Antioxidants, 2018 - mdpi.com
Unlike other essential trace elements that interact with proteins in the form of cofactors,
selenium (Se) becomes co-translationally incorporated into the polypeptide chain as part of …

[HTML][HTML] Biomarkers of Nutrition for Development (BOND)—zinc review

JC King, KH Brown, RS Gibson, NF Krebs… - The Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Zinc is required for multiple metabolic processes as a structural, regulatory, or catalytic ion.
Cellular, tissue, and whole-body zinc homeostasis is tightly controlled to sustain metabolic …

Vitamin C—An adjunctive therapy for respiratory infection, sepsis and COVID-19

P Holford, AC Carr, TH Jovic, SR Ali, IS Whitaker… - Nutrients, 2020 - mdpi.com
There are limited proven therapies for COVID-19. Vitamin C's antioxidant, anti-inflammatory
and immunomodulating effects make it a potential therapeutic candidate, both for the …

Mechanisms and individuality in chromium toxicity in humans

T Pavesi, JC Moreira - Journal of Applied Toxicology, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
With regards to health, chromium (Cr) is an ambiguous chemical element. Although it is
considered to be an important micronutrient, it also is connected with several pathologies …

Global vitamin C status and prevalence of deficiency: a cause for concern?

S Rowe, AC Carr - Nutrients, 2020 - mdpi.com
Vitamin C is an essential nutrient that must be obtained through the diet in adequate
amounts to prevent hypovitaminosis C, deficiency and its consequences—including the …

Nutritional status of micronutrients as a possible and modifiable risk factor for COVID-19: a UK perspective

DP Richardson, JA Lovegrove - British journal of nutrition, 2021 - cambridge.org
Recent scientific evidence has indicated that the elderly have increased risk of COVID-19
infections, with over 70s and 80s being hardest hit–especially residents of care homes and …